When asked what prompted her to cast Sonalee in the role of Anandibai in 'Rama Madhav', Mrinal said, "I fell that Sonalee is an extremely underrated actress. I have seen her performance in her debut film 'Bakula Namdeo Ghotale' and she did a wonderful job in it. Her performance in 'Natarang' was also very good but her dance overshadowed her acting skills and there was a phase during which she was looked upon only as a dancer."

ALSO READ: Sonalee's shades of grey Mrinal also said that it took no time to convince Sonalee in doing the role. She said, "I told Sonalee that I have a role for her that is not the lead role but will give her complete scope as a performer. She immediately agreed. She too was keen on doing something different and 'Rama Mahdav' will show how powerful Sonalee is as an acto